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he design of the Dunkirk LNG terminal began in 2006, followed by a five-year construction period which started at the end of 2011. The terminal was commissioned in July 2016 and started commercial operations on 1 January 2017. With an annual throughput capacity of 13 billion m3 and a total storage capacity of 600b000 m3, it is one of the largest LNG terminals in Europe. From the very beginning of the project in 2006, there was a strong focus on a safe, durable, maintenance-friendly design with limited operational constraints and no emission as a result of the recovery of warm water from a nearby nuclear power plant.
An ideal location Dunkirk LNG has a distinctive positioning, it is the only zero-emissions terminal providing a direct access to two gas markets located in the heart of Northwest Europe (France and Belgium) and offers a bundled service including unloading, reloading, storage, and regasification. This can be
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complemented by a large panel of add-on services bookable throughout the year such as small scale LNG related services (truck loading, small scale reloading, etc.). This allows shippers to optimise their portfolio and respond quickly to changing market dynamics. Beyond France and Belgium, Dunkerque LNG presents a privileged gateway to the European LNG market. The French and Belgian gas systems are very well connected to the other neighbouring European countries through non-congested interconnection capacities. In this respect, France is ideally positioned both along the main North-South European gas route which serves South Europe’s countries (Italy and Iberia) and along the main West-East
